From Stirling, join the A872 at junction 9 of the M80 (Stirling Services roundabout).

Follow the A872 south to Denny. At the junction with the A883 in Denny, bear right, staying on the A872. Follow the road for another half kilometre and look for the junction with the B818 on the right, signposted Fintry. Follow the B818 for about 8km. The Carron Valley Car Park is on the left, about 2 km past Carron Bridge.

Sat Nav: FK6 5JL

Facilities

Toilets and parking onsite. Nearest pub is at Carron Bridge which is a couple of miles away.

Trails

The 10.5km red trail is a trail of four parts. First up is Pipedream. This is a gentle but interesting singletrack climb that gains you height without you even noticing.

Next is Eas Dubh which includes the technical and rocky Kelpies Staircase.

You’ve then got the blistering fast, bermed Cannonball Run.

Finally, you hit the orange grade free-ride Runway section.

Another rocky section. Image by Peter Macdonald Photo via Flickr

It’s all rollable for less confident riders but hit it at speed and you’ll fly. Sign posting is really good meaning it’s easy to repeat your favourite sections so, you get a lot of riding out of the 10.5km.

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